The 1831 Map of Longmeadow
1831 Map of Longmeadow The 1831 map of Longmeadow, the earliest map of our entire town, shows a Longmeadow that is both similar to and...
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Betsy McKee
Oct 31, 20222 min read
Counterfeiters and Loyalist: The Colton Family Register
Sometime around 1799, a family register was made to record the births, marriages, and deaths in Samuel Colton's family. This printed and...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Oct 27, 20222 min read
When the Clock Strikes Midnight
Storrs House Museum, Longmeadow In a few short days we will all settle in and prepare to ring in a new year. Perhaps a clock like this...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Oct 27, 20223 min read
Early Music in Longmeadow's First Church
Recently on Facebook, the First Church of Longmeadow began sharing a few videos of their virtual choir. In this global pandemic age when...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Oct 27, 20222 min read
Thanks and Giving: Emeline Colton's Friendship Journal
On this day of Thanks and Giving, we wanted to reach out to our friends near and far and share a recent and wonderful addition to the...
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Betsy McKee
Oct 27, 20222 min read
Jerusha Mather Williams Colton (1783 - 1844)
Jerusha Mather Williams was born in 1783 to Ensign Samuel Williams and Lucy Burt. Jerusha's grandfather was the Reverend Stephen...
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Betsy McKee
Oct 27, 20222 min read
Joseph A. Hekking "View of the Connecticut River from Pecousic Brook"
This painting of the Connecticut River looking north across present-day Forest Park has been a treasured item of the Longmeadow...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Oct 25, 20222 min read
Grace Trowbridge Smith's Scrapbook
This History Note shares a page or two from a scrapbook in our collection once belonging to Miss Grace Trowbridge Smith. It sheds light...
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Betsy McKee
Oct 25, 20222 min read
William Sheldon (1788 - 1871)
Of the many daguerreotypes in the collections of the Longmeadow Historical Society, 10 of them are of this eccentric gentleman. He was...
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Betsy McKee
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Alice F. Willard 1866-1946
Alice Faith Willard, daughter of Mason and Aurelia Coomes Willard, was born in 1866 and was a lifelong resident of Longmeadow. When she...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Oct 24, 20222 min read
Sarah Storrs, 1832-1907
Today's History Note tells the story of an unsung hero of Longmeadow's cultural life, Sarah Storrs. The Storrs name is a recognizable one...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Oct 24, 20222 min read
A Dip in the "Hat Tub"
Do these hot summer days have you wishing to cool off with a nice bath? Well how would you feel about these two bathing options from...
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Betsy McKee
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Irinda Colton (1803-1870)
This History Note introduces us to an 1820's shopkeeper, Irinda Colton, of Longmeadow. She operated her own shop on State Street in...
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Betsy McKee
Oct 23, 20221 min read
Thomas Francis Cordis, 1843-1915
This week's History Notes shares the letter a 19-year-old Tommy Cordis wrote home to his family in Longmeadow in 1863 during the Civil...
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Dennis Picard
Oct 22, 20221 min read
Charcoal Iron
Local historian Dennis Picard holding a charcoal box iron This charcoal or charcoal box iron is of a style developed in the 19th century...
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